Girdle with dual body walls united by front and rear panels



June 20, 1961 s GRlSHMAN 2,989,054

GIRDLE WITH DUAL BODY WALLS UNITED BY FRONT AND REAR PANELS Filed April 4, 1960 INVENTOR. Suva/v /e/s/mmv HTTOR/VEY 2,989,054 Patented June 20, 1961 Sa e Patent i a i 2,989,054 GIRDLE WITH DUAL BODY WALLS UNITED BY FRONT AND REAR PANELS Simon Grishman, Yonkers, N.Y., amign'or to William Gluckin & Company, Inc., New York, N.Y., a corporation of New York Filed Apr. 4, 1960, Ser. No. 19,823 6 Claims. (Cl. 128-646) This invention relates to girdles employing what are termed dual body walls, each composed of relatively movable all-way stretch sheets of material which are joined by front and rear panels or similar coupling means. More particularly, of the character described, wherein the front panel or coupling means includes crossed reinforcing strips joining the lower edge portion of one body wall with the upper edge portion of the opposed body wall.

The novel features of the invention will be best understood from the following description, when taken together with the accompanying drawing, in which certain embodiments of the invention are disclosed and, in which, the separate parts are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views and, in which:

FIG. 1 is a front view diagrammatically illustrating a girdle made according to my invention, with the parts arranged flatly one upon the other.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the structure shown in FIG. 1, again with the parts of the girdle arranged one upon the other and with parts of the construction broken away and in section; and

FIG. 3 is an enlarged diagrammatic sectional view partially on the line 3-3 of FIG. 1, omitting all background showing, with no attempt to illustrate the structural characteristics of the several parts.

Considering FIGS. 1 and 2 of the drawing, the girdle is formed of two substantially similar dual body wall parts 10, each comprising inner and outer sheets 11, 12; and 1 1, 12 of any type or kind of all-way stretch material. The body walls or the sheets forming the same cover sides and front and rear portions of the girdle and are stitched to front and back panels or other coupling means, as indicated at 13 and 14, respectively. In the construction shown, the front panel is preferably formed of a lace faced sheet of material having contracted upper and lower ends, as indicated at 15 and 1-6, with the wide portion 17 of the panel disposed slightly above the hips of the wearer when the girdle is in use.

The front panel also includes crossed reinforcing strips or straps 18 and 19 which extend from the lower portion of one body wall to the upper portion of the opposed body wall, as clearly apparent from a consideration of FIG. =1 of the drawing.

Considering FIG. 1 of the drawing, it will appear that the lower edge portion of the outer sheet 12, 12 at the front of the girdle extends upwardly and is united with the panel 13 where the strap 19 extends upwardly on the panel, as indicated at 20, 20' in FIG. 1 of the drawing. The lower edge portion of the inner sheet 11, 11' also extends upwardly and is attached to the lower side portions of the panel 13, as indicated at 21, 21, the lower end 16 of the panel 13 being arranged above the lower portion 22 of the back panel 14 when the girdle parts are arranged flatly one upon the other, as viewed in FIG. 1 of the drawing. It will also appear that, in this illustration, the upper contracted edge 15 of the panel 13 terminates slightly below the upper edge portion 23 of the panel 14. This latter edge portion is narrower than the lower portion 22, as will clearly appear from a consideration of FIG. 1 of the drawing.

The panel 13, including-the reinforcing straps 18 and the invention deals with a structure 19, is preferably formed of non-extensible material;

whereas, the, back, panel is preferably constructed of a material which is extensible longitudinally or, in other Words, vertically on the garment with no stretch provided horizontally.

Now, considering FIG. 2 of the drawing, it will appear that the rear upper and lower edges of the outer sheets 12, 12' of the body walls 10, 10' extend to and are secured to upper and lower edge portions of the back panel 14, as clearly indicated at 24, 25 in said figure. On the other hand, the rear edge portions of the inner sheets 11, 11 are attached to the edge portions of the rear panel 14 in spaced relation to upper and lower edges of the back panel, as indicated at 26, 27 in FIG. 2. It will also be noted that the forward upper edge portion of the inner sheets 11, 11' extend to and are attached at the upper end portions of the reinforcing strips 18 and 19, as indicated at 28 in FIG. 2 of the drawing. It will, thus, be apparent that, in a manner, the sheets 11, 12; 11', 12 are crossed with respect to each other and will operate to take up all types of stresses or strains to which the girdle may be subjected when in use upon the body of a wearer and, particularly, in a manner to retain the girdle against displacement from its proper position upon the body of the wearer.

upper and lower edge portions of the sheets 11, 12; 11, 12 are finished by tapes of soft material disposed on inner surfaces of the sheets, as indicated at 29, the tapes extending across upper and lower edges of the back panel, but terminating at the front panel. In FIGS. 1 and 2, no attempt has been made to indicate the stitcmngs securing the various parts together in order to simplify the showing. However, in FIG. 3 of the drawing, the stitching of forward and rear edges of the sheets 11 and 12 is diagrammatically indicated at 30.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A girdle comprising front and rear panels and dual body walls defining side and front and rear parts of the girdle, said dual body walls being interposed between and connected to said front and rear panels, each of said body walls comprising two relatively movable overlapping inner and outer sheets of all-way stretch material, the rear edge of one sheet of each wall extending substantially the full depth of the girdle, and the front edge of said one sheet of each wall extending from a position adjacent the upper edge of the front panel of the girdle to a point spaced with respect to the lower edge of said front panel.

2.. A girdle as defined in claim 1, wherein the forward edge of the other sheet of each of said walls extends to the lower edge of the front panel.

3. A girdle as defined in claim 2, wherein the upper front edge of the last named sheet terminates to a point below and adjacent the upper edge of the girdle.

4. A girdle as defined in claim 2, wherein the rear edge portions of the last named sheets terminate short of the upper and lower edges of the rear panel.

5. A girdle as defined in claim 1, wherein the front panel includes crossed reinforcing straps, ends of which terminate short of upper and lower ends of the front panel, said lower edge of said one sheet of each wall joining lower terminal ends of said straps, and the upper front edge portion of the other sheets of each wall joining the upper terminal ends of said straps.

6. A girdle as defined in claim 5, wherein the lower front edge'portion of said second named sheets extend to the lower edge of the front panel.

(References on following page) UNITED STATES PATENTS Siegel Feb. 14, 1928 Guenther Dec. 19, 1933- Graves Apr. 25, 1939 Jasper Feb. 27, 1945 Fridolph July 20, 1948 Erteszek Dec. 29, 1953 Studler Aug. 14, 1956 FOREIGN PATENTS France Sept. 15, 1958 v 

